nibbylot Posted June 4 Posted June 4 (edited) FPV Quadcopter Mod for DCS This is a basic flyable FPV drone mod. See ReadMe file in download for info on controls. Note that this is a beta release and may be incomplete. Bugs include issues with ground collision. AI does not work. Install like any other flyable mod in: C:\Users\***\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Mods\aircraft Download: https://github.com/CrudeCoder1/DCS-FPV-Drone Edited June 4 by nibbylot 18 5 My mods: T-45C Heli EFM Demo FPV Drone
JalilDoran Posted June 6 Posted June 6 (edited) Thanks. Very relevant given the way Ukraine is going. Edited June 6 by JalilDoran 2
JalilDoran Posted June 6 Posted June 6 By the way, if I can make a suggestion, for realism you could use the screen overlay/ GUI design elements from the open source ArduPilot, which is what is used in Ukraine. Not sure if this is possible without API access though. https://ardupilot.org/ 1
FST_Bearcat Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Very good work, Very pleasant to drive. I hope you continue to improve it. It would be nice if we could have a hud. I have the impression that the loss of altitude when the throttle is cut is too low. I have the impression that the drone is not subject to the earth's attraction or that it doesn't have enough weight. Watching for the next update . thank you for your work 1
nibbylot Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 6 hours ago, FST_Bearcat said: Very good work, Very pleasant to drive. I hope you continue to improve it. It would be nice if we could have a hud. I have the impression that the loss of altitude when the throttle is cut is too low. I have the impression that the drone is not subject to the earth's attraction or that it doesn't have enough weight. Watching for the next update . thank you for your work Yes I agree it feels “floaty”, I’m not sure why but I think other FPV simulators have a similar issue. For this I included a ‘gravity multiplier’ option in the special options menu so you can adjust this feeling if desired. 1 My mods: T-45C Heli EFM Demo FPV Drone
GrayFox23 Posted June 9 Posted June 9 (edited) Flying race quads in real life, I tried this mod today using my actual remote and I'm really impressed by the flight model. (especially since DCS was never built to simulate those kinds of flight physics) Sure for experienced flyers it might still feel a bit "floaty" and powered down, but considering how hard it is to learn the proper axis/throttle coordination with quadcopters and most DCS players will control this with their HOTAS setup I'd say you found a perfect compromise (also looked at the special options to maybe give it more kick, but didn't have more time to experiment with those settings yet). Overall very impressive pulling this off within DCS! Edited June 9 by GrayFox23 3
daskjdhjah Posted June 11 Posted June 11 2025/6/10 AM12点37分，nibbylot说： Yes I agree it feels “floaty”, I’m not sure why but I think other FPV simulators have a similar issue. For this I included a ‘gravity multiplier’ option in the special options menu so you can adjust this feeling if desired. Hello, I have tried the current FPV module, and the experience in the Hotas environment is very good, but I still want to suggest whether you can consider adding keyboard control, because there are many players who do not have hotas devices. For example, I now have two computers, one is a desktop with a Hotas device, and the other is a laptop. I usually can only use the laptop to fly DCS in the company, and I can only use the keyboard. This also allows me to successfully fly many helicopters (such as AH-64D and KA-50III) using the keyboard. Can you consider adding keyboard control function to FPV? Even if the control experience of using the keyboard is definitely not as good as that of the Hotas device, anyway, thank you for your efforts for the community, please.
IMGX Posted July 8 Posted July 8 Gracias! Es muy divertido, realmente genial. Un gran trabajo!!! Sugerencia: un pequeño Hud con la altura, velocidad y dirección? Y mejorar un poco las colisiones...
Tanuki44 Posted July 11 Posted July 11 I added the same ammunition but droppable , I am now working on the inclination of the view (even if the camera is not adjustable and is above ammunition) in order to be able to aim vertically. 1
Tanuki44 Posted July 14 Posted July 14 (edited) WIP HUD with imperial or metric units Underlying view for dropping Adding a droppable ammunition (mortar shells) Edited July 14 by Tanuki44 7 1
Punkmonkey22 Posted July 23 Posted July 23 How easy is to add weapons/stores to it? A smoke marker would be really useful, or a laser designator for doing JTAC. Keep up the great work! 1
Tanuki44 Posted July 24 Posted July 24 (edited) Waiting for the authorization of Nibbylot, for the publication of the submod, there are two grenades or a mortar shells or two lazy smoke bombs Submod Features v1.0 *********** Add HUD with vertical view for dropping with Velocity Vector, Slip Indicator, Ground Speed, IAS, Altitude, Heading, Bank Add Camera View inclinable 0 to -90° Add 'LOW Battery' alert if <= 10%, red flashing Add 3x ammunitions droppable Add SunVisor Add NVG view Improved ground stability The angle mode is selected by default at startup Advice At start, the engines must be started with the lowest power level. Zip archive is OVGME compatible Edited July 24 by Tanuki44 7
Punkmonkey22 Posted Saturday at 05:47 PM Posted Saturday at 05:47 PM On 7/24/2025 at 2:16 PM, Tanuki44 said: Waiting for the authorization of Nibbylot, for the publication of the submod, there are two grenades or a mortar shells or two lazy smoke bombs Submod Features v1.0 *********** Add HUD with vertical view for dropping with Velocity Vector, Slip Indicator, Ground Speed, IAS, Altitude, Heading, Bank Add Camera View inclinable 0 to -90° Add 'LOW Battery' alert if <= 10%, red flashing Add 3x ammunitions droppable Add SunVisor Add NVG view Improved ground stability The angle mode is selected by default at startup Advice At start, the engines must be started with the lowest power level. Zip archive is OVGME compatible Any idea when you'll get approval? Nibbylot hasn't been on the forum for a few weeks
Tanuki44 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago I contacted on the discord too, but no answer, I wonder if the authorization is really necessary... or just simple thanks... 1
Punkmonkey22 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 23 minutes ago, Tanuki44 said: I contacted on the discord too, but no answer, I wonder if the authorization is really necessary... or just simple thanks... I'm biased because I can't wait to see the new version, but I'm pretty sure most mod amendments just get credited. Especially like in this case where the original creator isn't active. Maybe release it as a linked fork of the original on Github? That way people will know where it came from 1
Tanuki44 Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago This is a sub-mod, you need to have the original installed anyway. To wait a little longer and show what it brings to FPV Thanks to Bearcat for writing the doc, which includes the existing and sub-mod features. DSC FPV Enhanced - Tanuki Guide V1.0.pdf 1
TheBiggerBass Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago (edited) Just downloaded and installed it. Great Mod ! However, the [A] arming command immedeately detonates the drone. How to start the motors and fly it ? P.S.: ok, got it. Minimum Throttle required to start. Solved. P.P.S.: Waiting for Submod V 1.0 link ... Edited 11 minutes ago by TheBiggerBass System: HP Z2 Tower, Win11 24H2, i9-14900K, 64GB RAM, 8TB SSD (M2) + 18TB HDD (Sata), GeForce RTX4070 TI Super 16GB VRAM, Samsung Odyssey 57" curved monitor (main screen) + BenQ 32" UW3270 (secondary screen), VKB Gunfighter Ultimate MK4 + S-TECS Throttle DCS: All terrains, allmost all modules, most user flyable mods - CA, WWII Assets
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